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A US-backed group says it will deliver aid to Gaza, but humanitarian organizations are skeptical. Here’s what we know
A controversial new American-backed organization, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), has announced it will begin delivering aid to the besieged...
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Trump says US is ‘very close’ to a nuclear deal after Iran ‘agreed’ to its terms
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington is “very close” to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran after...
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More than 1,000 US kids were named ‘King’ last year. But in New Zealand, that name is banned
It seems some parents in New Zealand just can’t get the message. Once again, King has topped the list of...
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Severe wildfires in Russia’s Siberia region rage through 600,000 hectares of forest
Severe wildfires raging in a Siberian region of Russia have engulfed more than 600,000 hectares of forest, local authorities have...
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Toddler held in US after parents’ deportation has been returned to Venezuela
A Venezuelan toddler who had been kept in US government custody after her parents were deported has been returned to...
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Russia and Ukraine are due to meet – but who’ll show up? Here’s what we know
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky might meet Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Turkey on Thursday – if the Russian leader decides...
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Trump’s embrace of Syria and its jihadist-turned-president could shake up the Middle East
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday had tea with a former jihadist who until recently had a $10 million US...
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Daughter of crypto boss escapes Paris kidnap attempt in latest in series of attacks
Armed assailants tried to kidnap the daughter and grandson of a French cryptocurrency boss in Paris, police said, in a...
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José Mujica, Uruguay’s modest leader who transformed the country, dies at 89
Uruguay’s former President José Mujica, a leftist icon known for his progressive social reforms, died on Tuesday at the age...
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Relatives of El Chapo enter US as part of ‘negotiation,’ Mexico’s security secretary says
Several family members of Mexican drug trafficker Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán have entered the United States as part of negotiations...
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